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Long Wharf Theatre announces the final addition to the cast of Curse of the Starving Class – a three-week-old lamb named Edie. The lamb, trained by famed theatrical animal trainer William Berloni, arrived at Long Wharf Theatre on Friday to … Continue reading →

Long Wharf Theatre unveiled the largest renovation in the theatre’s history, one that finally matched the patron experience with the excellence of the artistic product on the stages. The reopening took place at a press conference Tuesday, November 27. A … Continue reading →

“… when I pass peasant-forests that I have preserved from the axe, or hear the rustling of the young plantations set out with my own hands, I feel as if I had had some small share in improving the climate, … Continue reading →

Terry Teachout had written in a lot of different formats – arts criticism in the Wall Street Journal, biographies, even opera libretti – but it had simply never occurred to him to write a play. Teachout joked, paraphrasing critic Kenneth … Continue reading →

Just a couple of months ago, actor John Douglas Thompson didn’t know any more about Louis Armstrong than anyone else. “I knew what most people know. ‘Hello, Dolly!’ and ‘What a Wonderful World.’ That’s about it,” Thompson said. So when … Continue reading →

While renovation plans move forward steadily, it will be several weeks before Petra Construction, the general contractors on the project, begin improvements in the lobby space. With pleated wood walls, a luminous red resin bar, polished concrete floors, and ample … Continue reading →

Earlier this week, a ubiquitous Long Wharf Theatre sight, a silver steel kinetic sculpture designed by Tim Prentice, was taken down for refurbishment and relocation. Earlier this week, a ubiquitous Long Wharf Theatre sight, a silver steel kinetic sculpture designed … Continue reading →

You wouldn’t recognize Long Wharf Theatre’s Mainstage these days. The hum of activity around the theatre isn’t from audiences flooding the space for an evening at the theatre – it’s construction crews buzzing through their work. Two weeks into the … Continue reading →

There is nary the person who hasn’t been asked as a child what they wanted to be when they grew up. The response is often fanciful – an astronaut, a movie star, or President. But within that response is the … Continue reading →

We’ve made  a change to the 2011-12 season – we are now going to present My Name is Asher Lev, by Aaron Posner and adapted from Chaim Potok’s 1972 novel. The theatre had originally scheduled the world premiere of Sophie’s … Continue reading →